Introduction: Evolutionary elegance
Townsend's big-eared bat: Life (almost) without gravity
Aye-aye: Drumming up food
Waxy monkey tree frog: The frog that uses sunscreen
Mudskipper: A life on land and sea
Axolotl: Life as a juvenile
Geoduck: a life (almost) without aging
Giant cuttlefish: Living submarines
West Indian manatee: The ocean's one vegetarian mammal
Galápagos giant tortoise: Life (almost) without predation
Giant isopod: Deep-sea gigantism
Vampire squid: Life in the pitch-dark sea
Striped anglerfish: A fish with tackle all its own
Devil's flower mantis: Floral assassin
Bobbit worm: A carnivore's speed
Camel spider: The largest (invertebrate) jaws in the desert
Tasmanian devil: A rare carnivorous marsupial
Marabou stork: A scanvenger's life
Australian pelican: Life as a heavyweight flier
Malayan tapir: A most noteworthy nose
Naked mole rat: Mammals living like ants
Two-toed sloth: Upside down and coated with algae
Proboscis monkey: A primate that's in the swim
Mole cricket: An insect with claws
Frill-necked lizard: Dragon on two legs.